Pokemon Psyche

Professor Sage

Above is BlossomHerb Town's theme

" All done! Your registration is complete. " Alex exclaims.

You are still in the lobby. Jackob and Julia join you a few minutes ago.

" Here you go," Alex hands a Pokedex to both of you and then your respective Trainer ID, " I'm glad to see that your Starters are satisfied with their Trainers."

" Yeah, they won't regret it! " You say, " No way, we'll let them feel this way. "

" That's good to hear. " Julia directs you to the door, " You guys should inform your parents first before heading out on your Pokemon Journey. Make sure to drop home...in Silka, right?"

" Yes..." Jackob offers her a small smile.

Julia waves at you while you step out. You give her a short bow and Jackob nods to her. You both step out of the lab. You reach the gate but as soon as you are out on the road someone crashes into you.

" Hey! " Jackob exclaims.

" Oops, sorry. My bad, " says a slightly nervous voice. It turns out to be a man. He offers you a hand, pulls you up. As you dust yourself, you can feel Jackob staring daggers at him.

The man grins apologetically. His white coat dazzles in the sunshine. His smirks to himself lost in thoughts. The man moves to open the gate.

" Are you perhaps...Professor Sage? " says your sibling, echoing your thoughts.

The man freezes. Slowly, he turns to you. His smirk fades away, face paling more and more with each passing second. His earlier cheerfulness is now replaced with an expression reflecting that of someone awaiting their doom.

" Sh*t " his gazes dances to his surroundings. He avoids making eye contact, " And what if I am? What do you want? "

" Oh, we just wanted to say hello. " You say.

Jackob crosses his arms, " Any reason as to why you're avoiding us? "

" I don't want to hand out Starters for the rest of my life. " Professor Sage admits, " Thinking that it'll be my main job for the rest of my career scares me to death. "

Hmmm....

" Fair enough, " You reassure the Professor, " Are you going somewhere? "

" He's obviously just coming back, " Jackob says.

" Woah, what makes you think that! " Professor Sage exclaims. He seems nervous like someone who was just caught red-handed, " Anyways, who exactly are you guys? "

" Eislyn and Jackob. The ones you had a video call with a few minutes ago, " You deadpan.

" A few minutes ago? "

" Last week, " Jackob corrects.

Professor Sage shakes his head, sending his black mob of curly hair into motion." You can't expect me to remember every single newbie Trainer I meet! I've already sent a good dozen of teenagers crawling around Krema this year itself. "

" Forgetfulness increases with age, " You observe.

" What? " the Professor hisses.

" He's hard of hearing too, " your brother adds.

" Hey! I'll have you know that I'm mentally and physically young! "

" Professor, I don't want to be rude but to be honest you look like you're someone straight out of a zombie movie," Jackob carefully explains, " And you're the zombie..."